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Little Children

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Sarah (Kate Winslet) is a well-educated woman who cannot come to terms with her life as a housewife and mother. Brad (Patrick Wilson), a stay-at-home dad, is married to a beautiful filmmaker (Jennifer Connelly) and goes skateboarding instead of studying for the bar exam. The pair meet at a playground and soon begin having secret trysts while their children nap and their spouses are at work.
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Little Children takes a penetrating look at suburbia and its flawed individuals with an unflinching yet humane eye.

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Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald 02/09/2007
The film displays a certain kinship with Sam Mendes's American Beauty, but Field is more tragedian than social satirist. Go to Full Review
J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 01/05/2007
As in Field's first film, the characters are drawn with such compassion their follies become our own and their desires seem as vast as the night sky. Go to Full Review
Kathy Cano-Murillo Arizona Republic 01/04/2007
3/5
Little Children includes all the clichéd scenarios of a midday TV sudser, but they're ratcheted up several seedy degrees. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 05/30/2023
4/5
'...the 134 minute length is justified by the eloquent way that Field skilfully draws out the mores of the suburban community...' Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/24/2022
3.5/4
...a slow-moving yet mostly engrossing drama... Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 05/19/2020
Little Children shines through its flaws to deliver some of this season's most adult entertainment, a chilly send-up of an America we can all see out our windows or through our video screens. Go to Full Review
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Mon B Jun 22 Too dumb to finish. I can review the first 15 minutes though. Very awkward and unrealistic. For some reason, a strange voiceover narrator that made it sound more like the twilight zone. Actors sat unnaturally together on a bench talking to each other shoulder to shoulder. I was not even mildly interested in finishing this movie once two absolute strangers with children kissed each other in the park. What?? I shut it off. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Mar 20 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, a história é fraca, o elenco é bom mas só os protagonistas ajudam a melhorar o filme, as cenas são mais ou menos, mas as cenas do casal dos protagonistas são boas, e até melhoram o filme, mas não conseguem fazer o filme ser bom, que poderia ter cenas melhores e relevantes. See more Efrem M Feb 18 Great cast! Good performances! And that's about it. The story was a compete mess. Very superficial and nothing profound about it. Desperate housewife has an affair with a desperate stay at home dad. And in between the sad story of a sex offender who lives in the neighborhood. The narrator throughout the movie was supposed to bring this terrible thing together? I don't think so. I skipped it for so many years but I decided to give it a try. Bad idea. Waste of time overall. See more Mason M Dec 22 Little Children is a brilliant tale and does justice to it's original novel. Given that this film was written by Tom Perrotta (who wrote the novel), it perfectly captures the spirit and what I liked about the book onto the screen. This also stands as an amazing stand alone film, with great performances and probably some of the most brilliant cinematography I've ever seen. The one letdown of the adaptation was the exclusion of Slutty Kay's storyline. See more Ku U 06/30/2024 Not at all worth the time. I felt like a wasted my time. Although the actors/actresses did a great job in the movie the purpose of the movie is not well clarified. Is it about children, is it about a devoured sex life of married couples or is it about sexual abuse? Jackie was great with the character but honestly that was cruel to even watch. One scene made my eyes bleed. Maybe the story outlines problems that could;ve been faced by couples with children I guess but I cant see the point clearly. The movie didnt start that great so I didnt have much expectations anyway. But thought it at least could end well. See more Rhianna J 03/08/2024 Kate Winslet is the greatest actress of my time. I honestly never hesitate to watch a film that she's involved with and I am never disappointed. This film sits in the shallows and never dives too deep but it works, it's modest and feels real. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Sarah (Kate Winslet) is a well-educated woman who cannot come to terms with her life as a housewife and mother. Brad (Patrick Wilson), a stay-at-home dad, is married to a beautiful filmmaker (Jennifer Connelly) and goes skateboarding instead of studying for the bar exam. The pair meet at a playground and soon begin having secret trysts while their children nap and their spouses are at work.
Director
Todd Field
Producer
Todd Field, Ron Yerxa, Albert Berger
Screenwriter
Todd Field, Tom Perrotta
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema, Standard Film Company Inc., Bona Fide Productions
Rating
R (Some Disturbing Content|Language|Strong Sexuality and Nudity)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 6, 2006, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 31, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.5M
Runtime
2h 10m
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